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THE MORXTJTG OREGQN'IAN. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 20, 1906. 8 THREE TAKE AGIO 5 'ONE USES KNIFE Four Cases of Self-Murder the Record of Blue Monday in Portland. ONE OF VICTIMS A WOMAN Mrs. Timothy Collins, of East Side, ' Swallows Carbolic Acid With Cup of Coffee and Lingers in Terrible Agony. t TESTERDAVS SCTCIDE RECORD, i J. Nelll McCloud, aged 35 years, t a native of Prince Edward Island, 4 Canada, swallowed carbolic acid in 4 the Lewis and Clark House at 7 J o'cHca In the morning and died I fthortly after. Despondent because 1 T fce bad squandered his money. I A. Dickson Henderson, a news- ? paper man. agred about 35 years, of I Minneapolis, Minn., engaged & room in the Manhattan Court, and his J body was found at V o'clock last t I evening. He had committed sui- I ctde by drinking carbolic acid. His 4 T motive is unknown, but the police i suspect a- woman figures in his re- f cent history. I Charles Hall, aged 6' for 10 years 4 an Inmate of the Good Samaritan Hospital, committed suicide at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon by stab bing himself with & rusty pocket knife. Humdrum life had grown -wearisome. Mrs Timothy Collins, aged 46 years, while suffering with stomach trouble, mixed carbolic acid with a cup of coffee at 5 o.'clock in the afternoon and lingered In terrible agony for hours. There were four suicides In Portland yesterday. One of the victims was still lingering early this morning, but had only a. few hours to live. It wag the most startling record for many years. While there are special reasons given in each case, all are directly or indirectly attrib utable to despondency, three of them, at least, caused by Illness. A. Dickson Henderson, a newspaperman of Minneapolis, Minn., aged about 35. was found dead in his room at the Manhattan Court. .Stark street, at 7:30 o'clock last night by the landlady, Mrs. L. B Buctikofer. The police were notified and Acting Detective Kay went to the rooming-house and made an investigation. Coroner Finley arriving soon after. Hen derson had taken a quantity of carbolic acid, drinking it out of a glass, and his mouth and chin were terribly burned. While there is no known motive for the deed, the police believe it will prove a love affair. With apparent deliberation, Henderson went to his room, undressed, hung his clothing up in a neat manner, placed his shoes and hose by the side of his bed. put on his nightshirt and crept beneath the covers. Supporting his head ry his right hand, he evidently lifted the tumbler to his lips with his left. The glass was found on the floor directly be neath the left hand, which hung over the body and almost to the floor. The features were peaceful, the bed was not disar ranged and death came to the unfortunate man as easily as possible. Henderson left a note on a piece of yellow paper lying on a centertable in the TOom, whk-h bore the following: "A. Dickson Henderson, St. Paul. Minn. Please notify William L. Hender son. Forty-first and Main street, St. Paul. Care Henderson. Bassford & Co." No other writing that could be taken as a. message from the suicide could be found, and the bottle from which the acid was taken was not located. Henderson had many papers, was well clothed and was a man of about 6 feet In height; spare ana gooa looking, sitgntiy gray, hazel eyes and dark hair. He was smooth shaven and every one of his front teeth was capped with gold. A cheap watch. J?,.' in money and several trinkets were found in his pockets. He carried personal cards, which gave as references the Min neapolis Tribune, Minneapolis Journal, St. Paul Dispatch. St. Paul Pioneer Press, and the Herald. Duluth. That the sui cide had been connected with papers in Seattle and Tacoma was ascertained from letters found in his grip. La ft Seen Alive Sunday Evening. Henderson went to the Manhattan last Friday night and engaged a room, ne was quiet, orderly and not inclined to be talkative. He was last seen alive at 10:30 Sunday evening by his landlady with whom he conversed for a few moments. At that time Henderson acted queerly, the landlady thinking he was under the influence of liquor. The Coroner believes he was not drunk, bat was laboring from suppressed excitement at. the time. From the fact that discoloration had set in on the body it was evident that the deed had been done almost as soon as Henderson retired that night. A search of the effects disclosed the fact that Henderson was in good circum stances and that he had a wife while in Seattle is evidenced by letters found in his grips addressed to Mrs. A. Dickson Henderson, Seattle. Wash. Where this woman iS or what has become of her is a mystery. A rate book and literature of the Washington Life Insurance Company were found. Beyond a silver knot ring on the left hand no Jewelry was found in the room or an the body, except a cheap horseshoe tie pin lying on the dresser. No money except, the silver was found though a checkbook on the First National Bank of Crattle was found with entry stubs show ing that Henderson had held an account at that, institution. Corner Findley decided that no inquest was necessary, the evidence of the man s own writing and his request for the noti fication of relatives being conclusive evi dence of suicide The manner of death was perfectly evident. The body was re moved to the morgue and the relatives notified by! telegraph.- The remains will be held here until something is heard from those notified. Aged Invalid Stabs Himself. Afer havins suffered for years ' from locomotor ataxia, and after having made three previous attempts to end his life. Charles Hall, aged SO. an inmate of the Good Famaritan Hospital for ten years, ucceeded in stabbing himself in the heart with a rusty jackknife at 3:30 o'clock yes terday afternoon at that institution. He died in 15 minutes. Hall, who came here years ago from La. Grande, 'in Eastern Oregon, and was ad mitted to the hospital, was alone in the world, his only known relative being a cousin living In Southern California. He had for years been a victim of the mor phine habit, and was at times much de pressed. Some years ago Hall made two attempts to kill himself by saving his allowance of morphine for several days and then taking the accumulated drug. Both times he was saved by hard work. The third attempt was discovered before the man had time to take the opiate and he was watched carefully from that time on. He , was not allowed to have morphine, except when it was necessary for him to take it. and no one suspected the man of planning to end his life with a. knife. He had been cheerful all day. and had chatted n a very natural man ner with the nurses and other patients in the ward. At 3 o'clock, as was usual with him. Hall asked the orderly for a screen to be placed about his bed. This was done and he was not noticed until 15 minutes later, when a woman visitor who passed by his bed and looked over the' screen remarked how white he was. The at tendant made an investtgatioa and found that Hall had taken his knife, one which he had used for years to cut tobacco, with, and driven it into his heart be tween the fifth and sixth ribs. His long residence in the hospital had made the man so familiar with his own anatomy that he was able to locate the heart with accuracy. The wonderful will of the man was shown by the fact that the knife was very dull and that it had been necessary for him to stab himself twice before he was successful in reach ing the heart. While not a sound was made by him, his agony for the moment must have been Intense. As soon as it was discovered that Hall had succeeded in his oft expressed desire to die. the Coroner was notified. No in quest was held as the cause of death was perfectly apparent- The body was re moved to the Finley undertaking estab lishment where it will be held to await the action of the cousin, who was wired for advice as to the disposal of the body. It is probable that Hall will be buried la Portland. 't Woman Takes Carbolic Acid. Mrs. Timothy Collins, of 638 Alblna avenue, swallowed carbolic acid with a cup of coffee, as she was sitting; at the table, at 5 o'clock yesterday after noon. Members of the family declare the poison was taken by mistake, but little credenre is placed in this theory. At an early hour this morning she was lingering in pain, but it was said by the attending physicians that she could not survive unti ltoday. Dr. C. A. Cordiner was summoned as soon as it was ascertained that Mrs. Collins had swallowed the deadly acid, and he rushed to the house with all possible speed. He did all in his power to save her life, but at once expressed the opinion that the vijtim would not recover. In fact, he thought it remark able that she should survive the ter rible effects of the poison so long. She had been ill all day with sto machatrouble, in the nature of cramps, and it is the theory of the family that she thought tome carbolic acid would help her trouble. Therefore she mixed some of it in a cup of coffee and swal lowed it. It immediately began its dead ly work, and she was soon writhing in terrible agony. Timothy Collins, the husband, was summoned from the O. R. & N. work shops in Albina, where he is employed as a painter, and all of the children who were available were called home. AH remained at the bedside, doing all they could. When it became known that, in all probability, she could not recover, priests were summoned and adminis tered the last rites. Mrs. Collins, aged 46 years, was the mother of a large family, and nine of her children are living. During her in tense suffering, many neighbor women were present to lend their aid and to extend sympathy. Squanders All, Then Suicides. Despondent because of ill health and financial straits. J. Neill McCloud borrowed $1 from J. P. Littleneld yesterday morning, paid 30 cents of it for his portion of room rent in the Lewis and Clark House, pur chased a bottle of carbolic acid with the remainder and committed suicide. Mc Leod was aged 43 years, and was a na tive of Prince Edward v Island. Canada, where his relatives, with the exception of a brother, live. The brother lives in San Francisco. . Coroner J. P. Finley took charge of the body. McLeod was a logger, but formerly prospected in Alaska, and while there is said to have taken out about $t0fi0 in dust, which he spent in riotous living. He was reduced, to pov erty, had been drinking heavily and was tired of life. He reached here from Tacoma with his friend. Littleneld, Sun day evening. OLD RESIDENT OF ST. PAUL. A. D. Henderson Had Lived There Nearly Forty Tears. ST. PAUL, Minn.. Nov. 19 (Special.)- A. Dickson Henderson, the newspaper man who committed suicide in Portland today, worked for many years on Twin City newspapers For about a year he ran the Insurance Budget, which was Is sued monthly iu St. Paul, and was em ployed for two years in the office of the State Insurance Commissioner of Minne sota. He was 43 years of age and came to St. Paul from the South when he was about 5 years of age. He was educated in the St. Paul public schools. Henderson left for Seattle about IS months ago. His wife and two grown daughters live in the West. W. L. Hen derson, a prominent St. Paul banker and broker, and Brooks Henderson, of For-, est Iake, a suburb of St. Paul, are his brothers. UTES HAVE RUN AWAY. Escape From Soldier Escort on the Way to Fort Meade. CHEYENNE. Wyo., Nov. 19. A spe cial to the Tribune from Sheridan. Wyo.. says that part of the band of Ute Indians being escorted to FoVt Meade by United States troops, escaped, and are believed to have gone to the Sioux reservation. The Utes objected to the immediate presence of the cav alry escort, and the troops were or dered to keep at a certain distance. This gave the Indians an opportunity to desert, of whioh a number took ad vantage. OMAHA. Nd.. Nov. 19. At Army headquarters the rumor from Sheridan, Wyo.. that part of the Utes on the way to Fort Meade have escaped is regard ed as extremely doubtful, as no such advices have been received, and no or ders for the troops to keep a certain distance from the Indians have been issued. CENTRAL SOUTH IS DRIPPING WET Raiji Swamps Mississippi Val ley and Snow Covers Texas. WHOLE VALLEYS ARE LAKE Poor People Driven From Homes by Floods and Negroes Roost in Trees Bitter Cold Adds to Their Misery, MEMPHIS, Nov. 19. As more detailed reports are received from those portions of Alabama. North and Central Missis sippi and Western Tennessee swept by the wind and rain storms of the past 4S' hours, the situation increases in serious ness. Following the wind storm of Sat urday night, rain has fallen almost con tinuously throughout this territory and practically the entire district is under water to a depth of several feet and creeks and email streams are leaving their banks and many of the poorer white persons, as well as scores of negroes, have been forced from their homes by the rising waters, seeking refuge in many instances under the trees. To add to the seriousness of the situ ation, the weather is becoming bitterly cold and much suffering is anticipated. From Winona, Maben and Mathiston, Miss., more complete reports were re ceived today, a conservative estimate placing the total damage to the three towns at $300,000. Tonight the rain continues with no sign of abatement. In Memphis the precipita tion from Friday night until this after noon had reached a maximum of 4.42 inches, and the continued rainfall has wrought great havoc in this city and the immediate vicinity.. Wolf River is out of its banks, the overflow carrying away over 10.000 logs, valued at $100,ooo. From present indica tions it is believed that fully $100,000 dam age has been done to the road and turn pike system -of this county. Probably never before has traffic on the railroads centering in Memphis suffered such complete demoralization. WRECKS IX ST. LAWRENCE GCXF I Five Lives Lost and Five Ships De stroyed Near Quebec. QUEBEC. Nov. 19 Reports of disasters caused to shipping by recent gales in the gulf continue to arrive. The Norwegiaji iron ship. Dybvag. Which was loading lumber at Escoumains, on the north shore, for Buenos Ayres, capsized during Friday night and is a total loss. The crew is safe. The schooner Maxie Louise. Captain Coudeau, which left here last Tuesday for Riviere Blanche, was wrecked on Trois Pistoles Reef Friday night. Her crew was saved. The tug Spray is a total wrec- on Madore Island Captain Couillard lost his life in the wreck of his schooner at Riviere Blanche. The steamer Canada, of. Fatane, was wrecked on the Isle Verte and a crew of four drowned. It was her first voyage. SNOW SMOTHERING TEXAS. Over Eight Inches Falls and Storm Extends Into Mexico. EL PASO. Tex . Nov. 19. At 6 o'clock tonight 8.4 inches of snow had fallen, breaking by three inches records since the establishment of the United States weather bureau nearly 30 years ago. Reports from several points on the Mex ican Central indicate that the storm ex tends well down into Mexico. In New. Mexico and throughout the valley of El Paso there is great suffering and will be heavy losses in cattle, the snowfall being unprecedented. ATHENS, ALABAMA, LAID LOW Storm Wrecks Agricultural College and Many Houses. DECATUR. Ala.. Nov. 19. The State Agricultural School at Athens. Ala., was wrecked by yesterday's storm and a num ber of houses a Athens were blown down. No loss of life Is reported. New Orleans Hot and Damp. NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 19. New Orleans is today sweltering from an abnormally high temperature, and the atmosphere is laden with humidity. The warm wave struck the city Saturday niht. The thermometer at noon today registered So degrees. CASCADE TUNNEL CAVES IN Northern Pacific Does Not Confirm Report From Roslyn. TACOMA. Wash.. Nov. 19 Reports by telephone from Roslyn state that fully 200 feet of the Nortnern Pacific's two-mile tunnel through the Cascade Mountains has fallen in as a result of the recent floods. The Northern Pacific officials have no reports concerning the matter. Additional sections of, track are still falling into the water at --the, Cowlitz River. At the Northern. Pacific headquarters, It is thought that trains can be sent through to Portland without the boat transfer by next Wednesday night. The boat transfer covers a distance of IS miles. On the line over the mountains tne tie up of trains may last a week or 10 days. Rivers have changed their courses and have adopted the railroad cuts on both sides of the Cascades for channels, prob ably permanently. It is quite likely, say the railway officials, that an entirely new route through the mountains will have to be selected. ESTHER MITCHELL COLLAPSES Fratricide Sobs Bitterly Beside Bier of Eer Accomplice. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 19 For tie first trme since the unexpected death of Mrs. Creffield. Esther Mitchell this morn ing broke down and wept like a child at the bier of the widow of the' leader of the notorious Holy Rollers. The funeral was held at the Bonney Watson-Company's chape- .ur Mrs. Creffield. It was at the end of this service, when a handful of friends and relatives of the dead woman were asked to take their final leave, that Esther Mitchell stepped to the casket and, bowing, wept. Behind Esther Mitchell were O. V. Hurt, father of Maud Creffield. Mae Hurt, her sister. Frank Hurt, her brother, and Mrs. Frank Hurt. In ' another part of the room were Attorneys W. H. Morris and S. M. Shipley, who represented George Mitchell at his trial tor the killing of Joshua Creffield, and Attorney Holzheim er. attorney for Esther Mitchell. There was no music and few 'flowers. Coroner Carroll has not yet received a report on the chemical analysis of the contents of Mrs. Creffield's stom ach, and the examination will not be completed until this evening. Hurt announced that the funeral services for Mrs. Creffield would be strictly pri vate, and expresed himself as being very thankful that the morbidly curious' public was not allowed to see the body. Sacher Arrives at Bay -City. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 19. Siegfried Sacher has arrived here from Paris to be ready for the contest his lawyers will be gin in the Superior Court at Santa Cruz a week from today, when an attempt will be made by the opposition to administer the estate of the widow of the late Colonel D. D. Colton. who was a partner of Col lis P. Huntington and Senator Stanford. Sacher is the father and guradian of 6-year-old Helen Margaret Beatrice Sacher. the real contestant. The defendant ie Mrs. Caroline Colton Cook-Martin-Dahl-gren. thrice married, and the wife, since a few weeks after Colton's death, of John B. Dahlgren a Washington lawyer. BATTLE AMONG HINDOOS Sun Worshiping Laborers Clash With Mohammedans. CHICO. Cal., Nov. 19. A battle took place tonight at Substation No. 3 on the line of the Northern Electric Company from Chico to Oroville. between gangs of Hindoo laborers. Over 100 were engaged In the fight, using fists, clubs and knives. The Hindoos are divided in their religious beliefs, about 60 being Mohammedans and the others sun worshipers. The sun worshipers believed the Mohammedans were being paid more money than they received. At 6 o'clock tonight the Ill-feeling be came so pronounced that the Mohamme dans were attacked. For two hours they battled viciously and only ceased when worn out. Four Hindoos were seriously wounded. Some of the sun worshipers have gone to Chico to swear to complaints against the Mohammedans. STANDARD MEN GIVE BAIL Mcintosh, Vilas and Robertson Sur render Rockefeller Sends Proxy. FINDLAY. O.. Nov. 19. H. P. Mcin tosh, of Cleveland, a director of the Standard Oil Company of Ohio arid one of the men indicted by the grand jury last week, arrived here today, and was formally placed under arrest. Subse quently. Mr. Mcintosh was taken into court. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of violating the Valentine anti trust law and was released on $1000 bail. M. J. Vilas and J. M. Robertson, treas urer and secretary respectively, of the Standard Oil Company of Ohio, indicted with John D. Rockefeller and H. P. Mcintosh, appeared in court this . after noon. Each signed a bond for $1000 for their appearance on December 6. when they will plead to the indictments. Mr. Rockefeller was permitted to enter a plea and give bond through his at torney. AT THE THEATERS What the Frew Afents Say. POWERFUL DRAMA TOMGHT. Great Relieiona Play, "The Sign of tbe Cross," at Hellls Theater. Wilson Barrett's great religious drama. "The Sign of the Cross." will be the at traction at The. Hellir Theater tonight and tomorrow night at 8:15 o'clock. A finished performance ts promised in every respect. Seats selling at theater for both perform ances. 'The Middleman" at the Baker. The Baker patrons have learned to expect great things from Mr. Sainpolis, but this week as Cyrus Blenkarn in "The Middle man.' ie has simply amazed them by his wonderful portrayal of the great character, oiiginated by E. -S. Willard. Seats should be secured in advance as far as desirable. "Peck's Bad Boy" at Empire. The children are all happy this week, because their old friends. Peck's Bad Boy. Buster Brown, the Groceryman and all the others are at the Empire, and making all kinds of fun for them. There will be mati nees tomorrow and Saturday afternoons, and none should miss tms show. Evening performances, S:1S. COMIXG ATTRACTIONS. Advance Sale for Robert Edoon in "Strongbeart" at the Hellls. This morning at 10 o'clock the advance sale of seats will open for the distinguished actor Robert Edeson and his excellent com pany of players, who come to The Hellls Theater next Thursday. Friday, Saturday night. November 2. 23. 24, with a special matinee Saturday, in his great comedy suc cess. "Strongheart." The play, is by Will iam C. DeMille. son of tne late H. C. De Mllle. who collaborated with David Belasco in well-known successes. Max Flgnian Xext Sunday Xight. Max Figman in the comedy-drama suc cess, "The Man on the Box," will open his engagement at The Heillg Theater next Sun day night. November 25. continuing the fol lowing Tuesday and Wednesday nights. No vember 27, 2S. with a special matinee Wednesday, pn account of Leoncovallo's non-appearance Sunday night this favorite comedian will be able to secure an extra night. Shot Scares Off Terrorist Bandits. ' WARSAW. Russia, Nov. 19 A daring Terrorist attack was made in the street this morning on a collector of the gov ernment alcohol stores, who was es corted by two soldiers. The Terrorists killed one soldier, wounded the collector and seized a bag containing $1100. The remaining soldier fired wildly, killed one passerby and wounded another, where upon the Terrorists dropped their booty and escaped. The two leaders of the band of revo lutionists and 30 others implicated in the train robbery at Rogow, November S. by which the revolutionists secured a sum of money, said to amount to $650,000, have been arrested. They all belong to the Polish Socialistic party. Northwestern People in East. CHICAGO, Nov. 19. (Special.) Ore gonians registered today as follows: P. A. Worthington. Portland; E. L. Har mon. Portland. Auditorium Mrs. Ed I. Field, Miss Field. Portland. Morrison Alexander Merchelder, Oregon. NEW TORK. Nov. 19.-(Speeial.) Ore gonians registered today as follows: From Portland Mrs. E. H. Parker, Mrs. J. H. Humphrey, at the Grand Union. From Baker City N. J. Losenson, at the Hoffman. From Spokane Miss G. Patterson, at the Standard. Only One Change Among Directors. SALT LAKE CITT. Utah. Nov. 19 The annual meeting of stockholders of the San Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company held here today was purely formal. The old board of directors was re-elected with the exception of Charles Seyler, who ts succeeded by W. R. Kelly of Los Angeles, the new chief counsel of the road. Having to close our branch store at 286 Washington street, all our made stock of Umbrellas and Imported Leather Goods will be sold by the first of next January regardless of price. Fixtures for sale JOHN After January 1 Our Business Will Be Carried On at the v Main Store, 309 Morrison St., Opp. P. O. CRAPSEY II HERETIC Church Court of Review Af firms Sentence. SUSPENDED AS MINISTER Given Thirty Days to Conform Teach : ings to Creeds Before Sentence Is Pronounced Not Ex pected to Recant. BUFFALO. Nov. 19. The Rev. Dr. Algernon S. Crapsey. of St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Rochester. Is con demned to suspension from the church as a result of the decision of the Ec clesiastical Court of Review, which is made public today. The court sus tained the decision of the lower court, thus: "The Court of Review has affirmed unanimously the decision of the lower court in the case of Rev. Algernon S. Crapsey. D. D." , i The decision was delivered to Bishop Walker today, and will be sent to Dr. Crapsey at Rochester. Bishop Walker said that out of personal regard for Dr. Crapsey he would not make the docu ment public at this time. The decision of the trial court, which is affirmed by the highest court of the church, was as follows: That the respondent. Dr. Crapsey, be sus pended from exercising the functions of a minister of the church, until such time as he shall satisfy the ecclesiastical authority of the dioceae that his belief and teaching conform to the doctrine of the Apostles' Cree and the Nicene creed as the. church hath reviewed the same. However, we express the earnest hope and desire that the respondent may see his way clear, during the 20 days, which, under the canon of tbe church, must intervene be fore sentence, can be pronounced, to fully satisfy the ecclesiastical authority of such conformity on his pext. HERESIES TAUGHT BY CRAFSET Questioned Fundamental Doctrines . and Will Be Suspended. NEW YORK. Nov. 19. The Crapsey case has attracted wide attention since the publication of Dr. Crapsey's book on "Religion and Politics." Dr. Crap sey in his sermons and writings question ed the virgin birth of Jesus. He also contended that there were fallacies in other beliefs and doctrines forming the foundation of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Dr. Crapsey contended he had preached only according to what he be lieved to be true. The decision of the court of review apparently brings the Crapsey case to an end. Under it. Dr. Crapsey will be suspended from' performing the func tions of a minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church until his religious teachings conform to the doctrines of the Apostles' and Nicene creeds. CRAPSEY WILL NOT RECAXT Will Publish Statement of His Posi tion in Controversy. ROCHESTER. N. Y. Nov. 13 -The probability that Dr. Crapsey will recant any of the opinions which led to his ecclesiastical condemnation or that he will In any way recede from the position he has taken are so very slight as not to be worthy of consideration. He will issue a statement on his position in the controversy. f, Kaiser Chooses New Minister. BERLIN. Nov 19 The Press announces that the Emperor has tendered the port folio of Minister of Agriculture to Von Cold son the Chest Ask your doctor the medical name for a cold on the chest. He will say, "Bronchitis." Ask him if it is ever serious. Lastly, ask him if he pre scribes Ayer's Cherry Pec toral for this disease. Keep in close touch with your family physician. We pnbliata the foranlsc of sll oar preparations. J. C. AyerCo., Lowell, Iffaas. A J M EWwfWA iThirteeiitKli THOMAS TAKE Wall Street as a background. Then let some master-hand, who knows the stories of high finance "from the inside," paint in the figures with bold strokes of realism using the whole range of contrast, from soul-stirring romance to heart -breaking tragedy and you will have a word-picture which for vivid, compelling interest cannot be equaled. Thomas W Lawson has done this as he alone can do it in his first fiction story, Friday the 13th, which begins in Christmas Number Mr. Lawson, as the author of "Frenzied Finance" and "The Crime of Amalgamated," is known to every reader of EVERYBODY'S and to the country "at large. They remember that it was impossible to buy copies of the magazine on the stands after the date of publi cation and that single copies were jealously passed from hand to hand. In Friday the 13th, Mr. Lawson, entering the field of fiction for the first time, has pro duced a tale which will make the reader ask, "Is it founded on fact?" "Are the characters drawn from life?" "And if so, who are they ?" We cannot answer those questions, except to say that in this new creative field Mr. Lawson's wonderfully versatile mind has for a. tim turned from TRUTH THAT WAS STRANGER THAN FICTION TO FICTION THAT RINGS WITH TRUTH If you do not read it you will regret it. You will also miss this feast of good things which fills this number with purposeful undertaking and with Christmas light and cheer: SOLDIERS OF THE COMMON GOOD Mr. Charles Edward Russell writes about New Zealand of the truly free men who are working out that country's future. Do you know what they are doing? There's a message here for every earnest American citizen. THE TERRIBLE STORY OF THE CONGO in which Mr. Robert E. Park reports the blood-stained exploitation of ithe Congo Free State by Leopold of Belgium. Turning toward timely Christmas subjects are: "Where the "Toy Come From," by Vance Thompson; "A Christmas Thought," by Eugene Wood. And then the fiction which taken by itself would ordinarily be enough to class this issue as a fiction number: "Before Adam," by Jack London; "The Heart of the House," bv Mary Heaton Vorse; i'A Fool and a Mule," by G. W. Ogden; "In the Deep of the Snow," by Charles G. D. Roberts; "The Stolen Bridegroom," by Emerson Hough; "Peyson's Paint Lady," by Zona Gale and Jill Menkey; with EVERYBODY'S regular departments. Nothing in this number is trite, tiresome or tradition-bound 15 Cents on all News Stands. $1.50 a Year THE RIDGWAY COMPANY 31 East 17th St., New York Advertise in a LIVE magazine to LIVE people and get LIVELY retxrut Arm-Criewen. who is at present president of the German Agricultural Society. Bryan Confers With Admirer. LINCOLN, Neb.. Nov. 18. Alexander TrouD. of New Haven. "onn whn prominent at the recent meeting of the New England Democratic Progreesive League at Boston, at which Democratic the W LAWSOa Presidential possibilities were dis cussed, arrived in Lincoln today to tell W. J. Brvan about that meeting. Neith er Mr. Troup nor Mr. Bryan would say the Boston gathering had any partic ular candidate in view and Mr. Bryan said tonight that he had not yet dis cussed the objects of the Progressive . League, of which Mr. Troup is presi dent. He said the visit was a social one. u-ac !